Marie, good advice on blank CD's. I have yet to find that I have a problem with CD's I've burned in my computer, but I'm sure that time will come. But I've had to throw away CD's that have errored in my home CD recorder. With kassettes, there was always, or most of the time if something went wrong, you could maybe fix the tape, by splicing it or what ever. But with a CD, when it errors, or you get a bad CD, the only thing you can do is to use it as a koster, or throw it away. When I get a CD that's bad, I hold it over the trash canand in to the trash can a bit, bend it in half till it brakes. But be careful of the sharp edges of the small pieces, when you do this. They tend to fly. That's why I hold the CD in to the trash can before braking it. Sure is a good way to take out your frustrations on a bad CD. Kevin
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:33:40 -0800 "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Marty, I have had CD's not play properly > and had to reburn the mp3 music on a > ifferent brand disc which works better. > The cheaper the disc, you lose data on > the cheaper ones after some time. There > is no setting I can find in Nero that > will fix this. When I disc does not > burn successfully, or completely, what > happens is you have some dead tracks, > and the dead disc is referred to in my > circle as a "coaster." You can either > use it as a coaster or throw it away. > Some brands are much better than others > at holding our data. I'd stick with > Imation from Office Max or Regata from > Radio Shack. Something that is a more > reliable brand and will work every time. > The cheaper the disc, well, it's like > buying the cheapest cassette, and you > know what happens there: bad quality > sound and tapes very uneven in > recording. > > Also, I have Nero set to play a trumpet > sound when a disc is burned successfuly; > a dragon when it is not. When the > dragon sounds, I just throw the disc > out, because I know there is nothing I > can do to fix it. You burn CDR's once. > Rewriteable discs, you can burn for a > limited amount of time. Some CDRW discs > I bought, I found some bad ones in the > pack, as well. There is no way for a > blind person to tell when a bad one's > coming up until it is burned. Yes, it's > annoying! > > The other thing I had to do is slow my > burner speed down. 52x is too fast for > my processor. When I talked to someone > at Radio Shack about this, that's when > they told me this. I thought that could > be the trouble, but had to have someone > else confirm it. Radio Shack sells > computers, too. I guess you did not > know this. Also, if you are ever in the > market for a new computer in the future, > why not ring Excell here in Sacramento > about it when you're ready? They sell > computers to the Society for the Blind > here, and won't treat you like a dummy. > In fact, I am thinking of getting them > to fix me up with my next system. You > remember Excel, don't you? And, of > course, that's where Curt got his > computer. I'm sorry my answer baffles > you in some way, but I have to tell you > that not all CD's are created equal. I > stay away from real cheap ones, even if > the deal sounds good. I'd reather pay a > little more for good blank discs I can > rely on year after year. It's very > crucial to me. > > Marie aka Mimi > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
